From Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.–The Birmingham Police Department has classified its investigation into the deaths of two men who were found shot to death in a senior living apartment last Thursday as murder-suicide, according to a statement issued by BPD.
The two men who were found dead were identified as 66-year-old Roosevelt Walker and 68-year-old Larry Collins.
On Wednesday, Sept. 11, Jefferson County Medical Examiner Dr. Daniel Dye informed BPD homicide detectives that the manner of Walker’s death was ruled a homicide and the manner of Collins death was ruled a suicide.
According to police, the case will be ex-cleared due to the death of the suspect.
Just before 11 a.m. on Sept. 5, officers received a call of two people down at Freedom Manor Apartments, a senior living facility in the 1600 block of 5th Avenue North.
Officers arrived and found the two men on the floor of an apartment suffering from gunshot wounds.
Both of the men were unresponsive and pronounced dead at the scene by Birmingham Fire and Rescue personnel.
According to the statement, a friend with a key to the apartment called 911 after he stopped by Thursday morning and discovered the bodies.
